speech act

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speech akt]
- /spitʃ ækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speech akt]
- /spitʃ ækt/

Definitions of speech act words

noun speech act any of the acts that may be performed by a speaker in making an utterance, as stating, asking, requesting, advising, warning, or persuading, considered in terms of the content of the message, the intention of the speaker, and the effect on the listener. 1
noun speech act an utterance that constitutes some act in addition to the mere act of uttering 0
noun speech act an act or type of act capable of being so performed 0

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Parts of speech for Speech act

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Speech act

speech act popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

speech act usage trend in Literature

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